The Defenders #125 [Newsstand]
(November 1983)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-08-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860215211
Editing
Carl Potts (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #29, with shipping date of 1983-07-26.
This issue is a variant of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #125 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defenders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Potts (signed as CP)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as BS)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Valkyrie [Brunnhilda]; Gargoyle; Beast; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Moondragon]; Aragorn
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #125 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #125 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Defenders (1972 series) #125 [Canadian]
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A Cracker Jack Story [Basketball] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Hello, I Must Be Going. (Or...Mad Dogs and Elvishmen!) (Table of Contents: 2)

The Defenders / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Don Perlin
Inks
Kim DeMulder
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Defenders [Dr. Strange (also in flashback); Valkyrie [Brunnhilda]; Gargoyle; Daimon Hellstrom; Hellcat (also in flashback); Beast; Namor, the Sub-Mariner (also in flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (also in flashback); Silver Surfer (also in flashback); Iceman; Angel [Warren Worthington III] (also in flashback); Moondragon (also in flashback)]; Elf; Odin (flashback); The Tribunal; Mad-Dog [Buzz Baxter (also in flashback)]; Secret Empire; Mutant Force [Shocker; Lifter; Slither; Burner]; Dolly Donahue; Sassafras; Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]] (flashback); Drax (flashback); Ch'kri (flashback); Ch'kra (flashback); Storm (cameo flashback); Callisto (cameo flashback); Barry; Beatrice; Joshua Walker; Elf
Synopsis
Patsy Walker and Daimon Hellstrom get married.
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Indexer Notes

"The New Defenders" on cover. Elf refers to George Lucas film reject, and later to "Return of the Jedi". Planet Mikkaz home of the Kamado.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Star Frontiers; TSR / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Defenders Dialogue / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis; Don Perlin; Kim DeMulder; Carl Potts; Ann Nocenti
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome to issue #1 of The New Defenders...
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

No letters this issue, just an explanation on the new direction the book is going in.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Defenders
  2. 1. A Cracker Jack Story [Basketball]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Hello, I Must Be Going. (Or...Mad Dogs and Elvishmen!)
    The Defenders
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Star Frontiers; TSR
  5. 4. ["Welcome to issue #1 of The New Defenders..."]
    Defenders Dialogue
This issue was modified by
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Samuels
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